Student activists to occupy Main Library overnight
Student activists at the University of Edinburgh have occupied the ground floor lobby of the Main Library at George Square, demanding that the University publicly denounce the UK government’s anti-radicalisation…
Urte Macikene, VPS, campaigns for more affordable student housing
Urte Macikene, Vice President Services at Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA), is spearheading new efforts to rein in excessive student rents in the city. The “Edinburgh Uni Cut the Rent”…
Prime Minister David Cameron accuses top UK universities of not doing enough to close attainment gap for minority students
Prime Minister David Cameron has lashed out against top universities including the University of Oxford, his own alma mater, for admitting a disproportionately small number of black and minority ethnic…
Cats may be just as ferocious as lions, Edinburgh researchers find
Domestic cats may be more institutionally similar to big cats than previously thought, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and the Bronx Zoo. The…
University of Edinburgh receives “red” rating for campus free speech
The University of Edinburgh’s student’s association has received a ‘red’ rating for free speech on campus in the second annual Free Speech University Rankings, compiled by libertarian magazine Spiked. Campus-wide…
Study: Edinburgh benefit recipients could lose £270 million to UK cuts
Reforms announced in George Osborne’s summer budget could cost Edinburgh’s benefit recipients £270 million over the next five years, according to a study that went before Edinburgh City Council last…
5p charge leads to major reductions in plastic bag usage
Scotland’s 5p carrier bag charge has helped to reduce the use of plastic bags by 80 per cent in its first year, according to figures announced by Scottish Environment Secretary…
St John’s Road branded the “most polluted in Scotland”
St. John’s Road in Costorphine has been named Scotland’s most polluted street after levels of nitrogen dioxide in the air approached two times the legal limit. The street had previously…